A1 has continuous noise on my copy. I did a needle drop below. Is this what yours sounds like?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ihfxYMeSJ8UGW8537Do-Pswl2ErbWrPZ/view
Fairly evident at 0:00, 0:58, 2:07, 3:11, and 4:00, then just kind of disappears as the side goes on.
Disappointing, because...